I did my first night ride last night at the park using my new bike lights (one mounted on my helmet, the other mounted on the handlebars). It was a very surreal experience. I expected I would see at least a couple other mtn bikers, but there was no one else there but me (from what I could tell). Everything is so much different at night. You mistake all of the shadows you in the corner of your eyes for movement. Deer were everywhere, and while it was terrifying to get that close to them while riding on the trails, it was neat to spot them and then keep the light on them for a bit. Then there is of course the fear factor of being alone in the woods at night. Never would have pictured myself doing that in the past, but you kind of feed off of the adrenaline. The scary parts are when you are going slowly up a hill and have time to think and you hope no one is stalking you and getting ready to mug you.

I'm so pissed that I'm probably gonna miss this. The race is a combo of where I ran when I lived in Westmont and at my previous house. Mostly road, part trail with no real incline since the race starts overlooking downtown from a hill several hundred feet up, this race is perfect for somebody who wants to do more than a 10k but isn't quite ready for a half.

Did something to my knee 2 weeks ago and it's still not right. Had xrays that showed nothing, but they're screwing around with getting me my MRI. Was supposed to be on Monday, and now it's Wednesday and nothing has been scheduled. I can jog with my brace on, but I'm not sure how I'm gonna handle the decline/off road through miles 3-5. They are allowing people to sign up the day of the run, which is kind of unusual based on past events that the city handles. I want to say I'm playing it by ear, but I'm already telling myself that I'm very unlikely to run. As of Tuesday night, it's 80/20.

steelhammer wrote:I did my first night ride last night at the park using my new bike lights (one mounted on my helmet, the other mounted on the handlebars). It was a very surreal experience. I expected I would see at least a couple other mtn bikers, but there was no one else there but me (from what I could tell). Everything is so much different at night. You mistake all of the shadows you in the corner of your eyes for movement. Deer were everywhere, and while it was terrifying to get that close to them while riding on the trails, it was neat to spot them and then keep the light on them for a bit. Then there is of course the fear factor of being alone in the woods at night. Never would have pictured myself doing that in the past, but you kind of feed off of the adrenaline. The scary parts are when you are going slowly up a hill and have time to think and you hope no one is stalking you and getting ready to mug you.

So how bad would a storm like they're predicting F up the course for Mud on the Mountain next week? Just make it muddier? It rained a few days before Warrior Dash last year and some parts were impossible to even lightly jog thru. Also awesome that its been high 70s and 80s for a while and next week 30s in time for this thing.

Adding some snow would make that race even more awesome. I don't trust weathermen as far as I can throw them, however, so I suspect they've blown this forecast as far out of proportion as the last forty weather emergencies they've predicted; Therefore, I doubt we'll see much snow.

I don't know. WV is already getting snow, and with 7 Springs being in another world when compared to everything else in the area, I wouldn't be the least surprised if they got pounded with snow. I've seen it where the temp from where you turn off on 31 to the bottom of the slope vary as much as 7 degrees, and that's without wind chill.

That being said, I think it'll only be minimal snow, like 2-3 tops and the course itself will obviously be a slopfest because of Sandy.